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Democratization and Changes in the Pattern of Association in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Leonardo Avritzer*
Affiliation:
Federal University of Minas Gerais

Abstract

The results of a survey of 311 members of voluntary associations in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte suggest that members of voluntary associations incorporate the values introduced by social movements during the democratization process: they claim organizational autonomy from the state, and they defend more participatory forms of decisionmaking. These findings are important for the debate between democratic consolidation and delegative democracy. Democratization might benefit from the incorporation of these actors into new participatory designs.

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Research Article
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Copyright © University of Miami 2000

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